MonsoonSoundSystem
Sat 12 July · Ghitorni godown · 2100 till the power goes
Six thousand watts under one tarpaulin. We build the rig in the afternoon, play until the transformer complains, and pack it into a Tempo before the road floods. Bring a towel.
Stack A · left of the tarp
The bill
One deck, one mic, no laptops on the stack21:00TaarWarm up · roots
22:30Rani SoundSteppers
00:00NeelamHeadline · dubplates only
01:30Brother KDigital · 1988 onward
03:00Whoever is leftUntil the power goes
The call
Six o’clock on the day · in this order, every timeThe rig
Built 2019 · rebuilt every monsoon since01 · SourceDeckOne turntable, 45s
02 · Front endValve pre1974 · two spring tanks
03 · SplitCrossoverThree way · 90 / 900 Hz
04 · PowerAmp rack3,600 W + 2,400 W
05 · AirCabinets4 scoop · 6 mid · 8 horn
Signal runs left to right. Everything on this list has been rained on at least once.
Door
Cash at the gate · nobody is on a list
Early, before 22:00
₹600
Cheapest way in, and the only way to hear the system tuned before the floor fills.
No. 0417 · Monsoon SS · Ghitorni
Admit one
On the door
₹900
Turn up whenever. If it is raining hard the queue moves under the tarp.
No. 0418 · Monsoon SS · Ghitorni
Admit one
Student, with card
₹400
Any card, any college, expired is fine. We are not the registrar.
No. 0419 · Monsoon SS · Ghitorni
Admit one
→ No phones on the stack. The cones are older than you.
→ No requests before midnight. After midnight, ask nicely.
→ If the power goes we play the acoustic set. It is worse. Stay anyway.